ASSIA Blogs
2012: The Year of VDSL
posted by George Ginis
Vice President of Managed Systems Engineering, ASSIA Inc
January 12th, 2012
With the race to provide ubiquitous high-speed broadband for new services heating up, it looks as though 2012 is set to be the year of VDSL (very-high-speed digital subscriber line), and a great year for DSL overall. Read more >
High-Speed Broadband: Get Ready for IPTV!
posted by Philip Bednarz
Executive Vice President of Product Development, ASSIA Inc
July 27th, 2011
The explosion in the popularity of Internet applications and bandwidth-intensive services, such as IPTV or OTT content, as well as the dramatic increase in the number of in-home internet connected devices, continues to create a huge demand for high-speed broadband. Today’s tech-savvy consumer expects and demands always-on, fast and reliable Internet connectivity. Read more >
The future of high-speed broadband access is already lined up
posted by Jerome Joanny
Director of Product Management, ASSIA Inc
March 15th, 2011
When it comes to achieving next-generation broadband speeds, mainstream opinion seems to focus on fiber to the home (FTTH) as the Holy Grail of the future. While there's no denying that FTTH can offer amazing speeds, the potential of high speeds over existing copper lines—and the advantages—should not be overlooked. Read more >
Go Green with ASSIA Power Management
posted by Wonjong Rhee
November 29th, 2010
Whether global warming is the real thing or nature's hiccup, much of the world is determined to develop and use green energy solutions to reduce power consumption and CO2 emissions. Governments and regulatory agencies are leading this effort, which is likely the right direction regardless of the cause of climate change. As part of the overall push to lower power consumption, there is increasing pressure to cut power in telecommunications data centers. One area that many operators are focusing on is improving energy efficiency in their DSL networks. Read more >
Why unified management for DSL is important and achievable
posted by Marc Goldburg
September 15th, 2010
There are nearly five-hundred million (500,000,000) broadband subscribers worldwide today, and all have individual expectations for their broadband services. E-mail and Web access are common applications, to be sure. Beyond that, however, each customer consumes broadband services in a different way. Some customers want to stream music and video entertainment, others want to manage and monitor home energy use, some use it for telecommuting, some are gamers, etc. Add to this the diversity of the access and home network technologies that deliver broadband services – which include DSL, Fiber, Cable, Ethernet, Wi-Fi and Powerline – and the different broadband requirements for each service, and one begins to appreciate the complexity faced by operators in delivering high-quality services at an acceptable cost. Read more >
Why the DSL subscriber base is growing faster than any other broadband technology
posted by Marc Goldburg
April 12th, 2010
Broadband access has become a necessity in developing and developed economies alike. Some countries, such as Finland, have gone so far as to make access to broadband a fundamental human right. The debate over the value and necessity of broadband is over. Commercial, technical, and policy debates have now shifted to the best processes for making broadband universally available. There's no shortage of topics to be debated: how will universal broadband be funded? how will it be leveraged for society's good? who will deliver it? what technologies are appropriate? how will competition in broadband delivery be fostered? and so forth. The goal for this blog is to address these larger broadband industry issues. We invite you to browse the other portions of our Web site for specific information on ASSIA's products. Read more >